🎓 Post-Secondary Education
Broad Institute of MIT Postdoctoral Fellow in Infectious Disease & Microbiome Duration: Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2018 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Fellow at Centre for Health and the Global Environment Duration: Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2018 University of British Columbia PhD in Biology Duration: Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2015 McGill University MSc in Food Science & Agricultural Chemistry Duration: Jan. 2008 – Feb. 2011 Shahid Beheshti University, BSc in Food Science & Technology Duration: Feb. 2001 – Jun. 2006
📜 Certifications & Training Courses
“Anti-Racist Teaching & Leadership (ARTL) – STEM Faculty Cohort”, UBC Applied Science, Vancouver, BC, Summer 2023, “Microplastic Detection and Analysis: Problem-Solving Workshop”, UBC Microplastics cluster, Vancouver, BC, 2022, “Non-Invasive Sample Collection Types for Infectious Disease Testing”, AACC 2022, Chicago, USA, 2022, “Toolbox Dialogue Workshop”, UBC Microplastics cluster, Vancouver, BC, 2022, “Virtual Design for Research Communications”, UBC Microplastics cluster, Vancouver, BC, 2022, “CV Workshop for APSC Faculty in the Professoriate Stream”, UBC, Kelowna, BC, 2022, “Classroom technology”, UBC, Kelowna, BC, 2021, “EDI in Engineering”, School of Engineering, UBC, Kelowna, BC, 2021, “Oxford Women’s Leadership Development Programme”, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford UK, Summer 2021 and more…
👨🏫 Teaching
In my teaching philosophy, I emphasize interdisciplinary and interactive approaches, aiming to prepare students for global thinking, creativity, and collaboration. I integrate cutting-edge research findings with course material to inspire keen, enthusiastic, and successful students. I employ the M.U.S.I.C. model to keep students engaged and motivated, and I implement a ‘flipped classroom’ strategy across various course levels, tailoring the approach to suit different student cohorts. My commitment to enhancing the learning experience is reflected in ongoing adjustments and innovations to optimize student comprehension and engagement.
🏆 Awards and Distinctions
(a) Awards for Teaching Faculty Emerging Academic School of Engineering, UBC Dates: April 2021 and 2022 (b) Awards for Scholarship NSERC Young Investigator Award NSERC (National) Date: 2020 Fungal Ecology 2014 Annual Review & Research in Biology 2013 Applied Science Nominee for Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Date: September 2019 Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, Travel Grant to Attend Step-Up workshop Simon Fraser University (National) Date: May 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Travel Grant Award to Attend Microbiomes of the Built Environment Meeting International Date: Oct. 2016 Sloan Travel Award for MoBE Early Career Workshop International Date: April 2016 Nominated for Canada 150 Research Chairs competition UBC, Okanagan Date: 2018 (c) Awards for Service, (d) Other Awards